diff --git a/nerfstudio/fields/nerfacto_field.py b/nerfstudio/fields/nerfacto_field.py
index 543955d745e..52a4de4b34f 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/fields/nerfacto_field.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/fields/nerfacto_field.py
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.appearance_embedding_dim = appearance_embedding_dim
         if self.appearance_embedding_dim > 0:
             self.embedding_appearance = Embedding(self.num_images, self.appearance_embedding_dim)
+        else:
+            self.embedding_appearance = None
         self.use_average_appearance_embedding = use_average_appearance_embedding
         self.use_transient_embedding = use_transient_embedding
         self.use_semantics = use_semantics
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ def get_outputs(
 
         # appearance
         embedded_appearance = None
-        if self.appearance_embedding_dim > 0:
+        if self.embedding_appearance is not None:
             if self.training:
                 embedded_appearance = self.embedding_appearance(camera_indices)
             else:
diff --git a/nerfstudio/fields/nerfw_field.py b/nerfstudio/fields/nerfw_field.py
index 9b47de881f7..15805ec66f8 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/fields/nerfw_field.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/fields/nerfw_field.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         if self.appearance_embedding_dim > 0:
             self.embedding_appearance = Embedding(self.num_images, self.appearance_embedding_dim)
+        else:
+            self.embedding_appearance = None
         self.embedding_transient = Embedding(self.num_images, self.transient_embedding_dim)
 
         self.mlp_base = MLP(
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ def get_outputs(
             raise AttributeError("Camera indices are not provided.")
         camera_indices = ray_samples.camera_indices.squeeze().to(ray_samples.frustums.origins.device)
         mlp_in = [density_embedding, encoded_dir]
-        if self.appearance_embedding_dim > 0:
+        if self.embedding_appearance is not None:
             embedded_appearance = self.embedding_appearance(camera_indices)
             mlp_in.append(embedded_appearance)
         mlp_head_out = self.mlp_head(torch.cat(mlp_in, dim=-1))